Ecuador vs Saint Lucia: Married women are required by law to obey their husbands
Ecuador
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Saint Lucia
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Ecuador rank
1st
Saint Lucia rank
1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands over time
- Ecuador
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
Across all 54 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 1st and Saint Lucia ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 1980s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 1990s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 2000s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 2010s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 2020s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher married women are required by law to obey their husbands, Ecuador or Saint Lucia?
- Ecuador, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in married women are required by law to obey their husbands between Ecuador and Saint Lucia?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Saint Lucia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Saint Lucia rank globally for married women are required by law to obey their husbands?
- Ecuador ranks 1st and Saint Lucia ranks 1st of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Married women are required by law to obey their husbands. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This indicator captures whether family law includes any provision requiring a married woman to obey her husband or penalizing her for disobedience, such as loss of maintenance rights.